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We are at least in agreement that if a work is altered, whether edited for content or for size, that it should be be clearly labeled as an altered work. If someone is getting a condensed version, they should be informed that they are getting a condensed version, if someone is getting a version that is edited for content, they should be informed of that. If someone is editing works and not it is not made clear in the text, that is a problem.
People don't tend to get their e-books from just any random website. The easiest source is to go with the seller associated with the reader. When I go to Amazon for a public domain book, the free version is on top of the list. Anyone making edited version and attempting to sell has to compete with a free version, and that's tough to do unless you can convince the reader that there is added value over the original. I don't know Amazon's policy, but I expect that an edited version of a book that did not contain a disclaimer would be flagged pretty quickly. At the very least, it would get poor reviews, and thus drop down the list.
I have a copy of the text of the original Silver Princess in Oz, if I can find a copy of the original title page, maybe I will upload it to PG.
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